NAPA — Maurice Hurst lasted until the fifth round in the NFL Draft because of a heart condition, but the Raiders rookie doesn’t necessarily want to prove NFL teams wrong for passing him on him.

“It’s more of proving these guys right,” the defensive tackle said after practice on Friday, “and to be everything the Raiders expect and more.”

Hurst has had a nice start to training camp, working on the second team on a defensive-line group that will rotate players a lot. He also gets a great instructor in defensive line coach Mike Trgovac, who has helped produce some great defensive lines over 17 seasons in Carolina and Green Bay, including the likes of Julius Peppers, Kris Jenkins, B.J. Raji and Mike Daniels.

“He is such a great coach, he has coached so many great players,” Hurst said. “It’s been awesome. He is always telling us to come out of our hips, shoot our hands and bring our feet. There is not a better coach out...